GOV. KASHIM SHETTIMA OF BORNO, AND DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF NASARAWA ,
DAMISI LUKA,
As Nigerians mark this year's Yuletide, the Northern States Governors
Forum (NSGF), has urged Christian faithfuls in the country to use the
Christmas season to pray for peace and unity in the country. The
counsel was made in a Christmas message signed by the Chief Press
Secretary to the Governor of Niger State, Danladi Ndayebo. The
statement which was released to journalists in Minna on Monday, said
Governor Dr Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu, who is also the Chairman of the
forum, congratulated Christians on the commemoration of the birth of
Jesus Christ and also asked them to beseech God for an end to the
security challenges facing the country.
Aliyu noted that "There is no better time to preach and internalize
Jesus Christ's mission on earth than at this period of increasing
intolerance in the country." He said the country had witnessed "too
many losses of lives of innocent people and property, a situation that
does not augur well for the peace and progress of the country." The
forum called on aggrieved individuals and groups to do away with
violence and express their plight through the appropriate channels.